Children are not a burden to escape or endure; they are a blessing that drives us to Christ because we are incapable of parenting well without Him. - Kim Brenneman

Friday, May 16, 2014

transformed

A friend sent this quote to me as an encouragement. I had never heard the quote before. So here you go, it is by c.s. lewis and it is called "Transformed"
 
"Imagine yourself as a living house.  God comes in to rebuild that house.  At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing.  He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised.  But presently he starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make sense.  What on earth is He up to?  The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of- throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards.  You thought you were going to be made into a decent little cottage; but He is building a palace.  He intends to come and live in it Himself".
 

 

2 comments:

Kmarie said...

I'm glad someone took the time to encourage you;) hope you are doing good

Called to Question said...

I like most of C.S. Lewis' writings, except a few. I don't agree with everything, but he is a very intelligent guy. I like his argument of desire. What did you think of the quote, did it encourage you?